Data sources
McDonnell Douglas DC10-30 Flight Operations Pages, Matt Zagoren
Type Certificate Data Sheet, FAA
Boeing Aircraft Planning Manual, Boeing Company
Total Flight Simulator aircraft weight with full fuel
572,000 lbs (NR) - 580,000 lbs (ER)
Climb Thrust N1 (standard temperature)
Alt (Fts) N1(%)
SL 99
5,000 100
10,000 100
15,000 100
20,000 101
25,000 101
30,000 102
35,000 102
Note: Add(substract) 1% for each 5°C above(below) standard temperature
Standard Climb Speed
300 KIAS/0.82 Mach
Best Climb Rate Speed
300 KIAS/0.82 Mach
Best Climb Angle Speed
240 KIAS
Standard Cruise Speed
300 KIAS (10,000 ft to FL 320)
Mach 0.82 (above FL 320)
Mach 0.82 N1(%) Cruise Settings (standard temperature)
Weight (lbs) FL320 FL340 FL360 FL380 FL400
560,000 103.4 NA NA NA NA
540,000 101.3 NA NA NA NA
520,000 99.6 103.7 NA NA NA
500,000 98.2 101.3 NA NA NA
480,000 96.9 99.3 104.0 NA NA
460,000 95.8 97.7 101.0 NA NA
440,000 94.8 96.3 98.8 104.3 NA
420,000 93.9 95.0 97.0 101.3 NA
400,000 93.0 94.0 95.4 98.7 104.3
380,000 92.2 93.0 94.1 96.8 101.1
360,000 91.5 92.0 92.9 95.1 98.3
340,000 90.8 91.2 91.8 93.7 96.3
Note: Add(substract) 0.2% for each 1°C above(below) standard temperature
Mach 0.82 fuel consumption (lb/NM) (standard temperature)
Weight (lbs) FL320 FL340 FL360 FL380 FL400
560,000 48.5 NA NA NA NA
540,000 45.9 NA NA NA NA
520,000 43.5 45.5 NA NA NA
500,000 41.5 42.6 NA NA NA
480,000 39.5 40.2 42.4 NA NA
460,000 37.9 38.0 39.4 NA NA
440,000 36.4 36.1 36.8 39.1 NA
420,000 35.0 34.5 34.6 36.1 NA
400,000 33.7 32.9 32.8 33.6 35.7
380,000 32.6 31.5 31.1 31.4 32.8
360,000 31.5 30.3 29.6 29.6 30.2
340,000 30.6 29.2 28.2 27.9 28.2
TAS (kts) 479 475 471 471 471